Largest New York Public High Schools

The average public high school in New York has approximately 648 students (2024-25).
The public high schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public high school in New York (by enrollment) is Brooklyn Technical High School with 5,940 students.
# Students Range: 2,353 5,940 Avg. # Students: 3,172

Largest New York Public High Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Brooklyn Technical High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Students: 5,940
Grades: 9-12
29 Ft Greene Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 804-6400
Rank: #22.
Brentwood High School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 4,641
Grades: 9-12
2 6th Ave
Brentwood, NY 11717
(631) 434-2204
Rank: #33.
Francis Lewis High School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 4,265
Grades: 9-12
58-20 Utopia Pky
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 281-8200
Rank: #44.
Midwood High School
Magnet School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Students: 4,062
Grades: 9-12
2839 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 724-8500
Rank: #55.
Fort Hamilton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 3,925
Grades: 9-12
8301 Shore Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 748-1537
Rank: #66.
Tottenville High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 3,783
Grades: 9-12
100 Luten Ave
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 668-8800
Rank: #77.
Edward R Murrow High School
Magnet School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 3,639
Grades: 9-12
1600 Ave L
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 258-9283
Rank: #88.
James Madison High School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 3,630
Grades: 9-12
3787 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 758-7200
Rank: #99.
Newburgh Free Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 3,433
Grades: 9-12
201 Fullerton Ave
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 563-5400
Rank: #1010.
Forest Hills High School
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 3,429
Grades: 5-12
67-01 110th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-3137
Rank: #1111.
Stuyvesant High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 98%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Students: 3,334
Grades: 9-12
345 Chambers St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 312-4800
Rank: #1212.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School
Magnet School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 3,213
Grades: 9-12
5800 20th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 621-8800
Rank: #1313.
New Dorp High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 3,164
Grades: 9-12
465 New Dorp Ln
Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 667-8686
Rank: #1414.
New Utrecht High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 3,112
Grades: 9-12
1601 80th St
Brooklyn, NY 11214
(718) 232-2500
Rank: #1515.
Benjamin N Cardozo High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 3,100
Grades: 9-12
57-00 223rd St
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 279-6500
Rank: #1616.
New Rochelle High School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 3,076
Grades: 9-12
265 Clove Rd
New Rochelle, NY 10801
(914) 576-4502
Rank: #1717.
Shenendehowa High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Students: 3,036
Grades: 9-12
970 Rt 146
Clifton Park, NY 12065
(518) 881-0310
Rank: #1818.
William Floyd High School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 3,013
Grades: 9-12
240 Mastic Beach Rd
Mastic Beach, NY 11951
(631) 874-1660
Rank: #1919.
Bayside High School
Magnet School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 3,011
Grades: 9-12
32-24 Corp Kennedy St
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 229-7600
Rank: #2020.
John Bowne High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 3,003
Grades: 9-12
63-25 Main St
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 263-1919
Rank: #2121.
Longwood High School
Magnet School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 2,977
Grades: 9-12
100 Longwood Rd
Middle Island, NY 11953
(631) 345-9200
Rank: #2222.
Bronx High School Of Science
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Students: 2,951
Grades: 9-12
75 W 205th St
Bronx, NY 10468
(718) 817-7700
Rank: #2323.
Susan E Wagner High School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 2,916
Grades: 9-12
1200 Manor Rd
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-4200
Rank: #2424.
Schenectady High School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 2,743
Grades: 9-12
1445 The Plaza
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 881-2044
Rank: #2525.
North Rockland High School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 2,687
Grades: 9-12
106 Hammond Rd
Thiells, NY 10984
(845) 942-3300
Rank: #2626.
Albany High School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 2,676
Grades: 9-12
700 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 475-6200
Rank: #2727.
Thomas R Proctor High School
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 2,675
Grades: 9-12
1203 Hilton Ave
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 368-6489
Rank: #2828.
Central Islip Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 2,576
Grades: 9-12
85 Wheeler Rd
Central Islip, NY 11722
(631) 348-5079
Rank: #2929.
Arlington High School
Magnet School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 2,547
Grades: 9-12
1157 Rt 55
Lagrangeville, NY 12540
(845) 486-4860
Rank: #3030.
Middletown High School
Magnet School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 2,523
Grades: 9-12
30 Gardner Ave Ext
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 326-1628
Rank: #3131.
Patchogue-medford High School
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 2,443
Grades: 9-12
181 Buffalo Ave
Medford, NY 11763
(631) 687-6500
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Fiorello H Laguardia High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Students: 2,381
Grades: 9-12
100 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10023
(212) 496-0700
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Hillcrest High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Students: 2,381
Grades: 9-12
160-05 Highland Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 658-5407
Rank: #3434.
John Adams High School
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 2,366
Grades: 9-12
101-01 Rockaway Blvd
Ozone Park, NY 11417
(718) 322-0500
Rank: #3535.
Monroe-woodbury High School
Magnet School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 2,353
Grades: 9-12
155 Dunderberg Rd
Central Valley, NY 10917
(845) 460-7000
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